A constitutional referendum was held in

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on 10 November 1996 alongside the second round of the

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1201 Voters were asked whether they approved of an amendment to Article 47 of the

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to add a paragraph allowing EU citizens to buy agricultural land.Albi, A (2005) ''EU enlargement and the constitutions of Central and Eastern Europe'', p99 Although it was approved by 52% of those voting, voter turnout was only 39.7% and the referendum failed to pass the threshold of 50% of registered voters in favour.Nohlen & Stöver, p1211

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